ShredIt
| Original author(s) | Mireth Technology |
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| Developer(s) | Mireth Technology |
| Initial release | 1998 |
| Stable release |
Shredit 6.0.3
/ July 20, 2012 |
| Written in | Objective-C, C |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows, iOS[1] |
| Platform | Intel, PowerPC,[1] Apple A4 Apple A5(ARM) |
| Size | 3.5 MB |
| Type | Data erasure |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Shredit Product Page |
ShredIt is designed to securely erase files in a variety of ways, using various overwriting patterns. Originally released in 1998, Shredit is capable of erasing files on Mac OS 7 through Mac OS 10.8 and later, as well as Microsoft Windows 95 through Windows 7[2][3][4][5] and later and iOS(sublicensed by Burningthumb Software).[6] Versions of ShredIt are available for 10.6 and later through the Mac OS X App Store, earlier and alternate versions are available through the Mireth website.
Features
- Safeplace
- Shredding by file, by folder or optical media
Overwriting Standards
- DoD 5220 Clear & DoD 5220 Sanitize
- DoE Secure Deletion[7]
- Gutmann 35 Way Overwrite[8]
- CD-RW Erasure[8]
External links
References
- 1 2 "Shredit System Requirements".
- ↑ Jerad Hill (23 August 2011). "Mireth technology Updates Shredit X for Lion - Version 6 Released.". Daily App Show. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ Reinhold, Arnold (2009). Switching to a Mac For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. Bonus Chapter 7. ISBN 9780470466612.
- ↑ Wang, Wallace (2006). Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You about the Internet. No Starch Press. p. 318. ISBN 9781593271053.
- ↑ Marcella, Albert; Doug Menendez (2007). Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes. CRC Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780849383281.
- ↑ "App Store - Shredit HD". Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "Why A little Paranois Is Good For Security, And A Mac App That Permenetly Deletes Files". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- 1 2 Fitzgerald, Thomas (November 3, 2005). "Deleted but Not Gone". The New York times. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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